Korean Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha speaks in a meeting with reporters in Washington, Feb. 24. Yonhap
WASHINGTON — Korea and the United States share the understanding that they should "stably" manage a thorny issue involving U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. in a way that does not "burden" bilateral relations, Seoul's top envoy to Washington said Wednesday.
Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha made the remarks at a press briefing, after a House Judiciary Committee report and a White House official recently criticized Korea's regulatory probes into Coupang's massive data leak in the Asian country as "discriminatory."
"There has been a shared understanding between the two governments that (Seoul and Washington) should stably manage (the Coupang issue) so that it would not burden the Korea-U.S. (relations)," she said.
"We will consistently explain our government's position through continued consultations with the U.S. side," she added.
